Furniturelink

Analysis

Furniturelink is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07252909). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Furniturelink reported income of £236k and spending of £244k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £181k to £236k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Furniturelink sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Steve Sinnott Foundation (£235k), Epping Forest District Citizens Advice Bureau (£236k) and Tove Valley Baptist Fellowship (£235k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.